coin; double-strike

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Object Type: coin; double-strike
Museum number: 2002,0102.5438
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin; double-struck on obverse and reverse. (whole); Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin; behind, inscription. Border of dots. (obverse); Bull charging right; above, control-mark; below, inscription; in exergue, inscription. Border of dots. (reverse)
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Cultures/periods
Production date: 105BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 5 o'clock; Weight: 3.91 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RRC / Roman Republican Coinage (316/1) (type); Ghey, Leins & Crawford 2010 / A catalogue of the Roman Republican Coins in the British Museum, with descriptions and chronology based on M.H. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage (1974) (316.1.55)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; mammal
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2002
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 2002,0102.5438

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